Reports: Casemiro to leave Real Madrid for Porto

By Stuart MacLennan 2014-07-19 10:11:00 20140719

Casemiro has five Brazil caps, making his debut back in 2011 - Action Images

Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro has been linked with a move away from the European champions in the past few weeks, and Portuguese outfit FC Porto are the latest club to have their name mentioned in connection with the 22 year-old Brazilian.

Real are believed to be willing to let Casemiro leave the Santiago Bernabeu on loan in order to gain first-team experience and Spanish website as.com have claimed that talks between the two clubs are "very advanced and the deal could be completed in the next few hours."

Casemiro joined Real from Sao Paulo on an initial loan deal with boss Carlo Ancelotti taking up the option to buy the player on a permanent deal a year ago.

In his brief spell in Spain so far, he has already won the Champions League and Copa del Rey, featuring six times in the former last term as Los Blancos won Europe's biggest club compeition for a record tenth time.